The Russian "Public Chamber on countering dissemination of inaccurate information, public control and Internet security" is launching an online hotline "AntiFakeCovid" aimed at increasing the effectiveness of countering the spread of fake information about the...

Leaving no one behind: COVID-19 vaccine equity and universal health coverage (UHC) in Ghana
How does the rolling out of COVID-19 vaccines relates to UHC and its vision of leaving no one behind? What could be the key lessons? Ghana was the first country to receive COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX in February 2021. On 29 March, 2021, UHC2030 in joint...

Four donor countries support Ghana with Astrazeneca vaccines
On 6th October, 2021, Ghana received over 500,000 doses of Astrazeneca vaccines from Germany, Denmark, Norway and Iceland through the COVAX facility to assist its vaccination programme. Receiving the vaccines, chairman of the health commodity group...

We need US$200 Million for the national vaccine institute- Committee
Following the global shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the government of Ghana planned to establish a national vaccine institute. The mandate of the institute would include establishing local vaccine manufacturing plants, deepening research and development for vaccines....

CIS executive committee bulletin from November 5 on CIS efforts against Coronavirus
CIS executive committee has released its weekly issue for October 29- Novermber 4 period of the Bulletin titled "CIS countries efforts in the fight against coronavirus disease". The Bulletin traditionally includes review of 11 CIS Member States' activities in times of...

UNICEF donated $ 132,000 worth of hand disinfection dispensers to Turkmenistan
In October, the UNICEF Country Office in Turkmenistan donated 5,400 hand sanitizer dispensers to the government of Turkmenistan to support effective infection control and hygiene measures as part of the National Acute Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Plan....
Timor-leste launches the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children age 12 to 17
Timor-Leste has launched the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children aged 12 to 17 years, aiming to reduce the impacts of COVID as well as to protect children and their families. The vaccination will minimize severe illness, hospitalization, and deaths...
Russian Ministry of Healthcare allowed simultaneous vaccination against COVID-19 and influenza
The Ministry of Healthcare of Russia approved simultaneous vaccination against COVID-19 and influenza -- the corresponding changes were made to the instructions for medical use of the vaccine "Gam-Covid-Vak" ("Sputnik V"). The interaction of "Sputnik V" with a...
60% of adult population in Kazakhstan is fully vaccinated against COVID-19
In the Republic of Kazakhstan, citizens are provided with access to five types of vaccines: Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V), QazVac, Hayat-Vax, KoronaVac and Sinopharm. As of October 25, 2021 Vaccination Rate in Kazakhstan has reached 60 percent: 8 168 114 people out...
Immunization plan against COVID-19 in Tajikistan implemented at 40%
As of September 20, Tajikistan has managed to vaccinate 2 million 307 thousand 140 people (39.6%) - citizens of the country against COVID-19 as expected by the national plan. 1 million 565 thousand 281 citizens of the country received the second dose of the...

Ukraine updated regulation on payments to health care workers caring for COVID-19 patients
According to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as of August 11, 2021 No. 836, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine updated regulations on payments to health care workers treating COVID-19 patients. The Social Insurance Fund of Ukraine...

European Investment Bank is funding COVID-19 response throughout 2021 and Public Health Care Schemes until 2024 in Georgia
On February 9, 2016, the agreement between Georgia and the European Investment Bank, which was aimed at improving the municipal infrastructure, entered into force. However, On December 21, 2020, the contract was reprogrammed and due to the challenges caused by the...

World Bank allocated additional financing to Georgia for Emergency COVID-19 Response Project and will fund COVID-19 vaccines
World Bank (WB) allocated Additional financing (AF) within the Georgia Emergency COVID-19 Response Project and will finance procurement and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines. To ensure safe and effective systems for COVID-19 vaccine procurement and deployment,...

25$ mln ADB grant approved for Tajiskistan for COVID-19 vaccines
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $ 25 million grant to help the Government of Tajikistan procure and implement COVID-19 vaccines and strengthen the country's capacity to implement the vaccination program. “COVID-19 vaccines save lives and are vital to...

Eurasian Development Bank to provide Armenia with a grant to fight COVID-19
Eurasian Development Bank will allocate a $ 3 million grant to Armenia to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting on Friday, the government approved a proposal to sign an agreement between Armenia and the Eurasian Development Bank to provide a grant to finance...
